Environmental Management Authority

Environmental Management Authority

ADVISORY

CEC Applications

The EMA is continuing to process CEC applications at this time. However, only applications that DO NOT require express planning are to be submitted directly to the EMA. All others are to be submitted to TCPD- see further guidance below:

  1. ONLY completed CEC Applications for the following Designated Activities (DAs) can be submitted directly to the EMA:

o    DAs 1(a); 4; 5(c) and 6.

o    DAs relating to offshore activities, including but not limited to, DAs 24, 25, 26 (a), 26 (b) 27, 28 and 29.

See table below for further guidance.

  ACTIVITY DEFINITION
1 Poultry, pig, cattle and other animal husbandry and production

(a)     The establishment, modification, expansion, decommissioning or abandonment (inclusive of associated works) of a poultry, cattle, pig or other livestock farm in excess of 250 heads of poultry or 25 heads of cattle, 25 heads of pigs or 25 heads of other livestock.
4 Horticultural farming

The establishment, modification, expansion, or decommissioning (inclusive of associated works) of a horticultural farm of a total area of more than 2 hectares or a processing facility, with a production capacity of more than 20 kilograms per day.
5 Timber cultivation or extraction of logs

(a)  The establishment of a timber plantation of more than one hectare or the expansion of an existing plantation by more than 2 hectares;
(b)  Logging or extraction (inclusive of associated works) in a timber plantation or in a forested area of 1 hectare or more during a five-year period.
6 Establishment of a fruit or vegetable farm

The establishment or expansion of a vegetable, crop or fruit farm of an area in excess of 2 hectares during a two-year period.
24

Exploration for crude oil or natural gas

The conduct of all works related to this activity.
25 Establishment of a facility for primary or secondary production of crude oil, condensate or associated gas

The establishment, modification, expansion, decommissioning or abandonment (inclusive of associated works) of a facility for the extraction or production of crude oil or production of associated gas or condensates.
26 Establishment of a facility for natural gas or condensate production

(a)      The establishment, modification, expansion, decommissioning or abandonment (inclusive of associated works) of a facility for natural gas or condensate production;

(b)      The establishment, modification, expansion, decommissioning or abandonment (inclusive of associated works) of a natural gas compression, blending or liquefaction facility.
27 Establishment of infrastructure for pipeline systems

The establishment, modification or expansion (inclusive of associated works) of a pipeline or pipeline systems for transmission of produced fluids, crude oil or natural gas.
28 Establishment of infrastructure for crude oil refining

The establishment, modification, expansion, decommissioning or abandonment (inclusive of associated works) of crude oil refinery.
 

Other Information

2.     ONE completed CEC application and all relevant documents must be sent via email to: cec@ema.co.tt

3.     CEC Applications for all other onshore Designated Activities must be submitted to the Town and Country Planning Division location closest to the Activity site.

Click here for more information on the EMA's Public Office Guidelines.